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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by tomatotomato37 on Sunday September 01, 2019 @08:10PM (#20855812)
Part of it is even the small portions of ingredients are still too much if you're only cooking the required meal occasionally as a single. It would be great if grocery stores had the ability to only buy "2 cups of milk" or a "single egg" in a way that isn't a packaging waste nightmare.
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by jessaustin on Sunday September 01, 2019 @08:53PM (#20855963)
...a "single egg"...

Regardless of the date on the package, eggs at least last a really long time. Go ahead and buy a dozen. If you eat those dozen this month, you'll probably be fine.

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by LorenPechtel on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:15AM (#20856907)
This month?

I have seen eggs be fine after 3 months in the fridge. I have seen foreign eggs last 6 weeks without refrigeration, the latter part of it in the tropics. (Don't try that with US eggs--we clean them more, weakening their defenses.)

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by brigandish on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:35PM (#20856148)
The float test is helpful here, if the egg floats then it's not a witch but you should dispose of it (or better yet, check it but be ready for the smell if it's off).

Delia Smith on how to tell a good egg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2OWXN80NZQ

Edit: Ironically (or sadly), I was a bit too quick to call for disposal of old eggs.

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by kazinator on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:11AM (#20856896)
If the egg floats, but has a beak and feathers, and paddling little legs, then that's a pretty darn old egg, but safe to eat.
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by jessaustin on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:47PM (#20856198)
I wouldn't put a top-floater in an omelet, but if it doesn't smell I'd still bake with it. It's really a question of taste.
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by brigandish on Sunday September 01, 2019 @10:31PM (#20856365)
Good point.
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by abrowne on Sunday September 01, 2019 @09:29PM (#20856123)
The co-op groceries in Minneapolis have bulk eggs. I usually buy 4. I bring a carton, or you can take one from the stack of ones left to reuse.

Lots of bulk liquids too, but I haven't seen milk.

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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by CameronNemo on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:29AM (#20856964)
I stopped cooking or consuming eggs and milk. I use substitutes when I bake or eat cereal. Solves the problem for me.
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by Double_a_92 on Monday September 02, 2019 @10:15AM (#20859214)
Wouldn't those still spoil eventually?
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Re:Date labels on food packaging sow consumer confusion and ... by CameronNemo on Monday September 02, 2019 @01:05PM (#20860406)
Yes but non animal products typically last much longer.
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